Substance Abuse

Research Showing How Cocaine Addiction Reprograms the Brain Points to New Therapy Targets

New research from the laboratory of Scientific Council member Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D. marks a significant advance in our understanding of how cocaine addiction affects the brain.

Intensive PTSD Treatment Shows Success Among Post-9/11 Warriors

A two to three-week intensive PTSD outpatient program deployed at four U.S.

Genome-Wide Studies Aid Investigation of Dual Diagnosis of Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorder

Several new genome-wide investigations of schizophrenia and substance-use disorders are helping researchers understand how these two conditions may be related, according to a paper published in

Researchers Uncover Neural Circuit that Underlies Interest in Novelty

A portion of the brain called the interpeduncular nucleus (IPN) is at the heart of a neural circuit that controls a person’s interest in new things, leading him or her to explore them further.

Studying Psychotic Symptoms in Marijuana Smokers at High Psychosis Risk

A small pilot study published September 17, 2017 in Psychiatry Research finds that marijuana can cause a temporary increase in psychotic-like states in people who are at high clinical risk fo